Improvement in bridles for horses



LiMULLER. Bridles for Horses.

No. 145,892, Patented Dec. 23 1873.

W fiZm-w Y i v naamfir' UNITED STATES PATENT Orrron.

JOHN MULLER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT lN-BRIDLES FOR HORSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 145,892, dated December22, 1873; application filed September 25, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MULLER, of the city and county of Philadelphiaand the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Reins; and I do hereby declare the following to be aclear and exact description of the nature thereof, sufficient to enableothers skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to fullyunderstand, make, and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing making part of this specification, in which thefigure is a perspective view of the device embodying my invention.

This invention relates to a rein which relieves the animal, or impartsease and facility to its motions and consists in the rein, an auxiliarybit suspended therefrom, and provided with rollers over which the reinworks, and elevated loops likewise having rollers and directing the reinfrom the auxiliary bit to the terret or saddle.

Referring to the drawing, A represents the shank-strap; B, thebrow-band; (J, the crownband D, the throat-latch; and E, the drivingbit;all of which may be of well-known form and construction. F represents anauxiliary or reining bit, which is preferably of the order known asBradoon. G represents rollers or pulleys, which are mounted on carsprojecting from what may be termed the upper side of the rings of thebit F, and between the ears bearing against the pulleys pass the twolines of the reining-line H. The bit F is thus suspended by the rein H,the forward or upper ends, of which are attached to the sides of theshank-strap or crown-band, and, after passing down therefrom and aroundthe pulleys G, extend upward and through loops H, bearing againstrollers J in said loops H, after which the rein reaches to the terret orsaddle, as usually. These loops are suspended from the sides of thecrown-band C, and freely jointed thereto.

It will be seen that the rollers G form bearings for the rein H betweenthe beginning of the rein and the loops H, and the latter form bearingsfor the rein between the bit F and the terret or saddle.

The operation is as follows: The bit F will be placed in the mouth ofthe horse in common with the driving-bit E, and the lines H adjustedrelatively to the amount of reining required.

When the animal elevates or lowers its head the bit F follows themovements thereof, so that the rollers G of the bit run freely onadjacent portions of the rein, and whatever motion is thus imparted tothe portion of the rein in the loops H will cause said portion to runfreely on the rollers J of the loops, the latter, owing to its jointedconnection with the band 0, swinging or conforming to the variations ofthe rein in the bends thereof in the loops H. g

It will be perceived that the rein has movable bearings, or what mightbe termed movable axes, at points between beginning and end, so that anystrain or drawing on the rein is eased by said hearings or axes, due tothe action of the rollers G of the bit F, and rollers J of the loops H,which rollers simply change position on the rein with the movements ofthe animal, and increase and decrease the amount of the looping of therein without correspondingly increasing the strain or draw on the bit,and thus the mouth of the animal on the shank-strap or brow-band, andthus the head of the animal, and on the terret or saddle and crupper,and thus the back and tail of the animal.

At all times the motions of the animals head may be made with ease andfacility, there being no binding or catching, and the animal cannot be asidereiner.

The driving-bit beingjndependent of the auxiliary bit, there is nointerference in the functions of one with the other, and in cases offalls or stumbling, the animal will be re lieved from the severe jerksor strains on the rein otherwise incident to such occasions.

By the use of the rein H high reining may be performed; but, even insuch a case, while the stylishness or ornamentability of the horse isobtained, there will be material relief afforded the animal.

The rein H may be used with and adjusted to various kinds of bridles.

Having thus described my invention, what loops H carrying the rollers Jand directing I. claim as new, and desire to secure by Letthe rein tothe terret or saddle, as herein set ters Patent, is forth, and for thepurpose described.

The combination, with the driving-bit E, of JOHN MULLER. the auxiliarybit F, carrying rollers G and sus- Witnesses: pended from therelief-rein H, passing from J OHN A.WIEDERSHEIM, the top of the headgear, and the elevated JNO. A. BELL.

